Posts by Daniela Gómez Carrión
Weekly Immigration News October 4 – 9, 2021
Your Weekly Summary of Immigration News Understanding the immigration system, or at least the process that you are going to follow, is a priority when starting your immigration journey in the US. This is important mainly because local immigration policies are not fixed and static, but rather tend to change periodically due to multiple influencing…
Read MoreImmigration News Friday 8th October 2021
Your Summary of Immigration News in 8th October 2021 The immigration sector is constantly adapting to a world that is increasingly globalized, interconnected and interdependent. Therefore, immigration in general tends to be a rather complex and controversial topic, especially in countries with a high flow of foreigners such as the US. That is why when…
Read MoreWhat Would Happen if Congress Does not Pass Immigration Reform?
Tension grows over immigration reform Biden arrived to the White House with the firm intention of restructuring the US immigration system from its roots through comprehensive immigration reform, a proposal that needs congressional support. To understand the issue at hand, it is important to explain that the executive power of both the President and his…
Read MoreRepublican Governors Call on Biden to Protect the Borders
Trump’s border wall and policies Between 2017 and early 2021, former President Trump’s administration was in a constant fight to reduce immigration levels in the US, both legal and illegal. In fact, one of the most striking aspects of Donald Trump’s political campaign was his ideal of curbing mass irregular migration by building a border…
Read MoreThis is the Best Time to Start Your Immigration Process!
The immigration landscape is finally returning to normal Although the presence of foreigners has been a constant and influential factor throughout the US’ history, immigration has always been a contentious topic, especially when it comes to irregular immigration. Adding to that, although the immigration sector is controversial itself, the situation worsened under the Trump administration…
Read MoreImmigration News Thursday 7th October 2021
Your Summary of Immigration News in 7th October, 2021 Starting an immigration process in the US is not always the easiest task since the local immigration system is quite extensive and offers a large number of alternatives for all kinds of foreign communities, from highly skilled workers to asylum seekers and inexperienced workers. Thus, there…
Read MoreNew Bill Seeks to Issue Unused Employment Visas
Bill proposes to use FY 2020 – 2021 employment-based visas On Thursday, September 23, three Republican senators introduced a new immigration bill called the “Preserving Employment Visas Act”, which seeks to issue unused employment-based visas during FY (Fiscal Year) 2020 and 2021. The Senators propose to allow the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) to…
Read MoreAmerican Public Opinion on Immigrants and COVID-19
Research: What does the local population think about immigration and COVID-19? The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is conducting ongoing research several months ago called “COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor”, which, among many other things, analyzes the American public’s opinion regarding immigration and the global pandemic. Broadly speaking, KFF seeks to update vaccination rates periodically and to understand…
Read MoreBiden Seeks to Increase the Annual Refugee Cap
The Biden administration plans to raise the refugee cap for FY 2022 On Monday, October 4, the Biden administration sent a 44-page proposal to Congress, asking for approval to raise the refugee cap to 125,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which began on October 1. It is worth explaining that refugee status is available to…
Read MoreImmigration News Wednesday 6th October 2021
Your Summary of Immigration News in 6th October 2021 It is not a secret that the US is the destination of thousands of foreigners annually and, being a first world country and a world power, it has a broad immigration system, which offers multiple alternatives for different communities, from foreign workers specialized in areas such…
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